Publisher's Synopsis
FEATURING THE PEDALS METHOD(TM), THE BEST FRAMEWORK FOR SYSTEM DESIGN QUESTIONS
The book revolves around an effective six-step process called PEDALS:
- Process Requirements
- Estimate
- Design the Service
- Articulate the Data Model
- List the Architectural Components
- Scale
The book explains how you can use PEDALS as a blueprint for acing the system design interview.
The book also includes detailed examples of how you can use PEDALS for the most popular system design questions, including:
- Design YouTube
- Design Twitter
- Design AutoSuggest
- Design a TinyURL solution
- What to expect and what interviewers look for in an ideal answer
- How to estimate server, storage, and bandwidth needs
- How to design data models and navigate discussions around SQL vs. NoSQL
- How to draw architecture diagrams
- How to build a basic cloud architecture
- How to scale a cloud architecture for millions of users
- Learn the best system strategies to reduce latency, improve efficiency, and maintain security
- Review of technical concepts including CAP Theorem, Hadoop, and Microservices
